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Cucumber or banana?

..."Men should aim for this," UK sex therapist Victoria Lehmann told a news conference, holding a cucumber.

The scale does not involve any scientific measurement - patients would merely be asked to assess their own levels of hardness - and has not been accepted by any medical authorities.

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GSK may tap Futura for topical pain relief product

...Last July, the drug major agreed to pay two thirds of the total development costs for MED2002, estimated at around $5m.Under the terms of the latest agreement, GSK will negotiate with Futura over the global distribution rights to the product on an exclusive basis until no later than 31 March 2008.

"DermaSys is a versatile and bespoke technology in that it can be tailored to suit the specific active compound being used and the therapeutic indication," said Futura.

"Such targeted delivery offers an optimised profile in terms of dose, onset time and duration of effect as well as an improved safety profile through lower systemic uptake and the reduced risk of side effects."The technology takes the form of a gel that incorporates volatile solvents which evaporate on contact with the skin.

As the gel dries, the concentration of the active rises until it becomes 'supersaturated', driving the drug across the skin.

Studies indicate that DermaSys can deliver active into target tissues within three minutes.Moreover, very little of the drug enters the blood, so systemic exposure is limited, according to Futura.The UK company is perhaps best known for its condom product based on glyceryl trinitrate, a vasodilator drug, designed to help men maintain a full erection during intercourse and prevent the condom slipping off.

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Erectile dysfunction still taboo in Asia

..."It is a prevalent issue," Jude Selvaraj, Pfizer's medical adviser in Singapore and Malaysia, told AFP at the launch of the company's new diagnostic kit to help men deal with "You are talking about 20 percent plus," he said, giving a rough figure.

Sex is still a taboo subject in much of Asia and many men are reluctant to admit they suffer from the problem, or to seek medical help, said Selvaraj.

'It's quick.

It provides a really clear language to both doctors and patients'According to Pfizer, which makes the anti-impotency drug Viagra, The number of men suffering from the condition is estimated to increase to 322 million by 2025, from more than 152 million in 1995, they said.

The new diagnostic kit, the Erection Hardness Score (EHS), grades erection hardness from one to four to provide a guide for assessing sexual status.

A score of four means the penis is completely rigid while a score of one means it is larger but not hard, Pfizer said in a statement.

"The EHS provides a quantitative measure of the degree of erection hardness and therefore treatment efficacy in patients with Victoria Lehmann, a sex therapist from Britain, said the EHS was easy to use and would help couples address the problem.

"It's quick.

It provides a really clear language to both doc...

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